As-Built Drawings in Benoni

As-Built Drawings in Benoni

Draughtspersons around Benoni measure up older houses, townhouses, shops and farm buildings and prepare as-built drawings for sales and council submissions. Give the address or erf number so the quote covers the site visit and Gauteng council requirements.

New to this? Read the as-built drawings guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before anyone measures up.

What to know locally in Benoni

The lake edge means some stands carry flood lines, so ask the draughtsperson to check a survey before extension drawings are made. Electrical layouts are popular when a Benoni house is converted for solar and backup, with the DB board moved and circuits split. For sellers, 3D floor plans of larger family homes in Farrarmere and Northmead help listings stand out.

Homes and buildings in Benoni

Benoni is the lake town of the East Rand: older suburbs such as Northmead, Rynfield and Farrarmere have large stands with mature trees, Lakefield and Crystal Park hold newer family houses, and the smallholdings at Putfontein and Benoni AH carry sheds, stables and extra dwellings. Owners often ask for a second storey on a 1970s house, a granny flat for a parent, or a plan to subdivide a large erf. Daveyton and Etwatwa have their own mix of extended RDP houses and backyard rooms. Draughtspersons are spread through the suburbs and mostly work on residential jobs.

Who asks for as-built drawings around Benoni, most often first:

• Families building a new house: measured drawings of the family house when no approved plans can be found
• Owners adding or changing rooms: an accurate record of the walls and roof before knocking down or adding on
• Farms, smallholdings and rural homesteads: drawings of a farmhouse and outbuildings, many built over the years without approval
• Rental and granny flat investors: drawings of backyard rooms and extra units so rental income is above board
• Estate agents, sellers and landlords: as-built plans so the sale can pass the bank and the conveyancer at transfer
• Developers and builders: measured drawings of a purchased building before conversion or subdivision
• Shops, offices and restaurants: measured drawings of a leased shop or workshop for the landlord or an occupancy approval

Local tips for Benoni

Most asked for in Benoni: second storeys, granny flats, smallholding houses and stand subdivisions. Who draws them: draughtspersons across the suburbs, architects in Bedfordview and Edenvale. A useful tip: ask whether your smallholding allows a second dwelling before drawing a flat.

Around Benoni the largest group asking is families building a new house, which usually means measured drawings of the family house when no approved plans can be found. Expect sACAP-signed if sent to council as the baseline, and keep in mind: lake-edge flood lines and mining ground on the older east side: ask for a survey.

What to include in your request

• The address or erf number and the stand size
• What exists: house, outbuildings, extensions
• Any old plans, title deed or SG diagram
• Why you need it: transfer, renovation or council
• Dates for the sale or building, if any

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Service area: Benoni and surrounds

Requests from Benoni go to people who already draw plans for Lakefield, Rynfield, Farrarmere, Northmead, Putfontein, Crystal Park, Daveyton and the rest of the area. Mention whether the stand is in an estate or complex, because design rules there come before council.

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